PC Components Storage HDDs 500GB Per Platter: Three Next-Gen 7,200 RPM Hard Drives Features By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos published 29 October 2009 Page 10 of 12: Power Consumption And Efficiency Page 1: 500GB Per Platter Available At 7,200 RPM Page 2: Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB (HD502HJ) Page 3: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB (WD2001FASS) Page 4: Western Digital RE4 (RAID Edition 4, WD2003FYYS) Page 5: Comparison Table And Test Setup Page 6: Transfer Diagrams Page 7: Throughput, Streaming, And Interface Performance Page 8: Access Time And I/O Performance Page 9: Application Benchmarks Page 10: Power Consumption And Efficiency Page 11: Surface Temperature And Noise Level Page 12: Conclusion Power Consumption And EfficiencyPower ConsumptionPower EfficiencyStay on the Cutting EdgeJoin the experts who read Tom's Hardware for the inside track on enthusiast PC tech news — and have for over 25 years. We'll send breaking news and in-depth reviews of CPUs, GPUs, AI, maker hardware and more straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Current page: Power Consumption And Efficiency Prev Page Application Benchmarks Next Page Surface Temperature And Noise Level Patrick Schmid and Achim RoosSocial Links Navigation More about hddsWD Gold 24TB HDD review: The highest capacity hard drive you can buy right nowDouble up on bulk storage: Save $180 when you buy two 14TB WD Red Pro NAS drivesLatestQIDI Tech Q1 Pro Review: Turn Up the HeatSee more latest ► Most PopularHands-on with Corsair's 2500D Airflow case: Roomy at the back, for rear-connector motherboard cables120mm AIO Roundup: Testing Be Quiet, Corsair, Cooler Master, and Enermax modelsHands-on with InWin's F5 PC Case: Back-connector motherboard support and wood front panelsThe five best AMD CPUs of all time: From old-school Athlon to brand-new RyzenHands-on with Be Quiet’s Dark Base Pro 901: Decibel dampenerThis is the fastest SSD we've ever tested — Phison E26 Max14um 2TB performance previewHands-On: Cooler Master's NCore 100 Max case stands tall and handles large GPUsI built a PC With MSI's Project Zero Motherboard: Moving all the ports to the back for a cleaner, quicker build with better airflowSurging on Smartphones, Folding Screen Adoption on Laptops Will Take Years to Go MainstreamTesting GPUs with AMD FSR3 and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora — 16 graphics cards and hundreds of benchmarksHands-On: Lian Li's LCD Screen fans turn heads and are surprisingly affordable, but not as configurable as I'd like
